liii, 1207 pages : 29 cm +

Includes bibliographical references and index

Systems requirements for accompanying CD-ROM : Windows/XP/Vista

Unit 1. Foundations in maternal, family, and child care -- Traditional and community nursing care for women, families, and children -- Contemporary issues in women's, families', and children's health care -- The evolving family -- Caring for women, families, and children in contemporary society -- Unit 2. The process of human reproduction -- Reproductive anatomy and physiology -- Human sexuality and fertility -- Conception and development of the embryo and fetus -- Unit 3. The prenatal journey -- Physiological and psychosocial changes during pregnancy -- The prenatal assessment -- Promoting a healthy pregnancy -- Caring for the woman experiencing complications during pregnancy -- Unit 4. The birth experience -- The process of labor and birth -- Promoting patient comfort during labor and birth -- Caring for the woman experiencing complications during labor and birth -- Unit 5. Care of the new family -- Caring for the postpartal woman and her family -- Caring for the woman experiencing complications during the postpartal period -- Physiological transition of the newborn -- Caring for the normal newborn -- Caring for the newborn at risk -- Unit 6. Caring for the child and family -- Caring for the developing child -- Caring for the child in the hospital and in the community -- Caring for the family across care settings -- Unit 7. Ongoing care of the child in the hospital and in the community -- Caring for the child with a psychosocial or cognitive condition -- Caring for the child with a respiratory condition -- Caring for the child with a gastrointestinal condition -- Caring for the child with an immunological or infectious condition -- Caring for the child with a cardiovascular condition -- Caring for the child with an endocrinological or metabolic condition -- Caring for the child with a neurological or sensory condition -- Caring for the child with a musculoskeletal condition -- Caring for the child with an integumentary condition -- Caring for the child with a renal, urinary tract, or reproductive condition -- Caring for the child with a hematological condition -- Caring for the child with cancer -- Caring for the child with a chronic condition or the dying child

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